In an obituary, a family link

Cousin David Edwards sent word of this obituary, which appeared recently in the Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal. Faye Davis Bodford was a first cousin of Brother, Cissie, Norma and Marilyn. Her mother was Hattie Belle Jackson Davis, sister of Mamie Louella Jackson Miller. Her sisters, Phyllis and Janet Maureen, are pictured as children in this blog along with Brother, Cissie, Norma and Marilyn. And you can find a bit about Faye's lineage in this post.

Faye Davis Bodford, 79
Aug. 9, 1929-Aug. 12, 2008

Mrs. Faye Davis Bodford, 79, of Clemmons, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008, at Oaks at Forsyth. She was born on Aug. 9, 1929, to the late Walter Clarence and Hattie Jackson Davis. Mrs. Bodford was a member of Bethesda Moravian Church. She retired from AT&T with 32 years of service. She is survived by her loving husband, John Herbert Bodford; two sons, Gary Bodford and his wife, Janice, of Indian Trials, N.C.; Craig Bodford and his wife, Angie, of Clemmons; four daughters, Joan Dunn and her husband, Keith, of Mocksville, N.C., Barbara Morgan and her husband, Randy "Tradd" of Charlotte, N.C., Donna Hicks and her husband, Tom, of Mocksville, and LuAnn Bodford and her fiance, Jay Deweese, of Winston-Salem; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Phyllis Davis and Maureen Christian, both of Winston-Salem; two half-sisters, Patsy Crenshaw and her husband, Charles, of Mocksville, and Betsy Hopkins of Marshall, Va.; a stepsister, Margie Cozart of Mocksville; four stepbrothers, Herb Burton and his wife, Zelda, Bob Burton and his wife, Kay, of Advance, N.C., Kenny Burton and his wife, Brenda, all of Winston-Salem, and Billy Burton and his wife, Kay, of Advance, and a step-sister-in-law, Nellie Burton. A graveside service will be held at Westlawn Gardens of memory at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008, with the Rev. Richard Spaugh, the Rev. Henry May and the Rev. Gary Bodford officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel.

David Edwards provided these other tidbits about Faye: She lived at the Children's Home, home and later life career project of William Edwards, from Aug. 25, 1941, until she graduated in 1948. She arrived at the home on the same day as Phyllis Anne Davis, Gloria Jackson Davis and William Hamilton Davis.

Both Phyllis and Faye played basketball under the coaching of William Edwards.Faye's obituary, as well as a guestbook, are on the Journal's website.